Gov. Riley Announces New Pre-K Sites

By Associated Press
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More Alabama four-year-olds will be able to go to pre-kindergarten in the fall. Gov. Riley Announces New Pre-K Sites
Published: Tue, July 29, 2008 - 6:40 am Last Updated: Tue, July 29, 2008 - 6:45 am
MADISON, Ala. (AP) - More of Alabama's four-year-olds will be
able to join the state's pre-kindergarten program in the fall and
Gov. Bob Riley is set to announce the new locations Tuesday.
The expansion will allow an additional 1,926 kids to have access
to the program, which has been recognized as one of the country's
best.
The new locations will include Head Start and public school
pre-k programs as well as private education centers and faith-based
childcare programs throughout the state.
Riley is set to make the announcement at a preschool in
Huntsville.

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the inquiring mind thank you for that link it actually gives alot of great info about the program and the cost.  But it does make me wonder where all of that 6.4 billion dollars a year is going and why the Mobile School board cannot make their share last a whole year.

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Guess we need to fire some more teachers

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He appears to be confident he can find the extra 30 million next year but doesn’t reveal how.

http://governor.alabama.gov/news/inthenews.aspx?id=381

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oops short fall

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So is this money for these programs coming from somewhere other than the education budget?  Because the last time I read about the budget there was a sort fall.

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Go Bob !

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